Is IG10 1LQ a good place to live?

Essex (IG10 1LQ), East of England, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

IG10 1LQ has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 91 nearby (9 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 1.0 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

IG10 1LQ is a UK postcode in IG10 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Loughton, 1.0 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around IG10 1LQ include 5 supermarkets and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in IG10 1LQ. It ranks in the lower half for safety within IG10.

Overall score

Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.

Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.

Per-dimension breakdown

Safety
4/5 — Good
Schools
70/100 — Good
Amenities
67/100 — Good
Transport
65/100 — Good
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

IG10 1LQ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in IG10 1LQ.

The most common categories are Violent crime (100%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within IG10, this postcode ranks 537 of 753 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
3last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

IG10 district average
262 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Violent Crime
3 (100%)

Schools near IG10 1LQ

91 schools near IG10 1LQ, including 9 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 72 primary schools (7 Outstanding, 56 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 16 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

72
Primary
19
Secondary
9
Outstanding
Primary schools72 schools
7
56
2
7
Outstanding (7) Good (56) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (7)
Secondary schools19 schools
2
16
1
Outstanding (2) Good (16) Requires Improvement (1)

Nearby amenities

IG10 1LQ has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's Local, 0.1 miles away.

  • No listed parks or green spaces in range
  • 1 EV charging point within reach
5
Supermarkets
0
Parks
2
Gyms
1
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Sainsbury's Local
    IG101QR
    0.1 mi
  • Lidl
    IG101LH
    0.1 mi
  • Morrisons
    IG101HW
    0.5 mi
  • M&S Foodhall
    IG104LA
    0.8 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    IG104PG
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

No listed parks in range

Transportation

Loughton is the closest station, about 1.0 miles from IG10 1LQ - a short drive or cycle.

In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

1
Stations in range
1.0miles
Closest
  • Loughton
    IG104PD
    1.0 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.

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